Calwild EIN 51-0183228

Calwild FY2024 filing

EIN  51-0183228 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA Founded 1976
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects California's drinking water and wild places by securing protections for public lands.
Leadership
Chris Morrill · Executive Dir. · $111K
Money in and out
$819K revenue, $864K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency

Protects California's drinking water and wild places by securing protections for public lands. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $819K in revenue, $864K in expenses, and $682K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$819K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$864K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$682K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$45K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$819K
FY2024▼ -1%
Expenses
$864K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total assets
$709K
FY2024▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$27K
FY2024▲ +20%
Total revenue
$819K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$864K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$682K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$45K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$709K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $555K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Other campaigns include Northern California, Central Coast, San Gabriel Mountains, Forest Planning, BLM, Forest health and planning, and Eel River Project

$292Kprogram expense
02

Desert

CalWild put in significant resources and time to launch a Protect California Deserts campaign to create the Chuckwalla National Monument and expand Joshua Tree National Park. This effort included organizing in the local community, talking closely with important stakeholders about the role of public lands in the region, and limiting any…

$164Kprogram expense
03

National Monuments

CalWild plays a leading strategic role in assisting a number of national monument campaigns across the state. This work includes organizing, on-the-ground truthing, background research, communications support, and campaign strategy.

$99Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCalwild
EINHdr · item D51-0183228
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.calwild.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1976
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1976

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$111,142Pt VII · Sec A
Inter. Exec Dir
$42,440Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Chris Morrill$111,142$102,625$92,250$87,000
Mark Green$103,770$42,440

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$739K · 90%
Program service revenue$73K · 9%
Investment income$7K · 1%
Contributions & grants90%$739K
Program service revenue9%$73K
Investment income1%$7K
— government grantsLn 1e$17K
Total revenueLn 12$819K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.08
Program services73%$631K
Management & general19%$161K
Fundraising8%$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$864K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$706K
Total assetsLn 16$709K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$27K
Total net assetsLn 32$682K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $708K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $864K · Less non-cash grants $3K · Cash operating expenses/yr $861K
9.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $631K · Total expenses $864K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $161K · Total expenses $864K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $72K · Total expenses $864K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $75K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $778K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $739K · Total revenue $819K
90%
Government reliance
Government grants $17K · Total revenue $819K
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $73K · Total revenue $819K
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7K · Total revenue $819K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $73K · Total expenses $864K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $819K · Prior year $828K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $682K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $819K · Expenses $864K
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $709K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $682K · Total assets $709K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $709K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Chris Morrill · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $111K · Total expenses $864K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $605K · Total expenses $864K
70%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth -1%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$819K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$828K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$923K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$663K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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